MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHAPTER – 6
APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES
1
Q1. For the function f  x  x 
x1, 3 , the value of c for the mean value theorem is:
,
x

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) none of these

Q2. The value of c in Rolle ’s Theorem f  x  2x3  5x2  4x  3 , x1 3,3is:

when

(a) 2 (b) 1 3 (c) 2 (d) 2 3

Q3. For the function f  x  x  x  2  , x1, 2, the value of c for the mean value theorem is:

(a) 1 (b) 1 2 (c) 2 3 (d) 3 2

Q4. The value of c in Rolle ’s Theorem

when f  x  ex sin x , x0,  is:

(a)  6 (b)  4 (c)  2 (d) 3 4

Q5. The cost function of a firm is C 3x2  2x 3 . Then the marginal cost, when x  3 is:

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 5 (d) 25

Q6.The function
f  x  tan x  x is:

(a) Always increasing (b) always decreasing

(c) not always decreasing (d) sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing

Q7.The function
f  x  x3  6x2 15x 12 is:

(a) Strictly decreasing on R (b) Strictly increasing on R

(b) Increasing on  , 2 and decreasing in  2, (d) none of these


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Q8.The function
f  x  4  3x  3x2  x3 is:

(a) Decreasing on R (b) Increasing on R

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 (c) Strictly increasing on R (d) Strictly increasing on R

Q9. The function f  x x

is:
 sin x

(a) Increasing in 0 ,1 (b) Decreasing in 0 ,1

 1 1
(c) Increasing
 in 0, and decreasing in
,1 (d) none of these
   
2 2


   

Q10.The function
f  x  xx is decreasing in the interval:

(a)  0, e  1
(b) 0, ,1 0
(c) (d) none of these
 
e
 
2
Q11.The function f  x    x  x  3  is increasing
in:
(a)  0,   3
(b)  ,0  (c) 1, 3 (d) 0 ,   3, 
 
2
 

x
Q12. The f  x 2 is increasing in:
function x 1


(a) 1,1 (b) 1,  (c)  , 11,  (d) none of these

Q13. The
function f  x cot1 x  x increases in the interval:

(a) 1,  (b) 1,  (c)  ,  (d)  0, 

Q14. If the
function f  x  kx3  9x2  9x  3 is monotonically increasing in every interval, then:

(a)
k3 (b) k  3 (c) k  3 (d) k  3 0.

Q15. Side of an equilateral triangle expands at rate of 2 cm / sec. The rate of increase of its area when
each side is 10 cm is (in cm2 /sec ):
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 (a) 102 (b) 10 (c) 10 (d) 5

Q16. The radius of a sphere is changing at the rate of 0.1 cm/sec. The rate of change of its surface area
when the radius is 200 cm (in cm2 /sec ) is:

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 (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 160 (d) 200

Q17.A cone whose height is always equal to its diameter is increasing in volume at the rate of
40 cm3 / sec . At what rate is the radius increasing when its circular base area is1m2 ?

(a) 1 mm/sec (b) 0.001 cm/sec (c) 2 mm/sec (d) 0.002 cm/sec

Q18.A cylindrical vessel of radius 0.5 m is filled with oil at the rate of 0.25 m3 / min . The rate at
which the surface of the oil is rising (in m / min ) is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 1.25

Q19.The coordinates of the point on the ellipse 16x2  9 y2

 400 where the ordinate decrease at the
same rate at which the abscissa increases, is:
 16  16  1
(a)  3, 16 (b)
 3, (c)
 3,  (d) 3,

       
3 3 3 3
       

Q20.If the rate of change of volume of a sphere is equal to the rate of change of its radius, then its
radius is equal to:

1
(a) 1 unit (b) 2 unit (c) 1
2 unit (d) unit
 2

Q21.A man of height 6 ft walks at a uniform speed of 9 ft/sec from a lamp post fixed at 15 ft height.
The length of his shadow is increasing at the rate of:

(a) 15 ft/sec (b) 9 ft/sec (c) 6 ft/sec (d) none of these

Q22.If there is an error of a% in measuring the edge of a cube, then percentage error in its surface is:

a
(a) 2a% (b)
2 % (c) 3a% (d) none of these

Q23. In an error of k % is made in measuring radius of a sphere, then percentage error in its volume is:

k
(a) k % (b) 3k % (c) 2k % (d) %
3

Q24.A sphere of radius 100 mm shrinks to radius 98 mm, then approximate decrease in its volume is:

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 (a) 12000 mm3 (b) 800 mm3 (c) 8000 (d) 120 mm3
mm3

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Q25.The approximate value of  33 is:

(a) 2.0125 (b) 2.1 (c) 2.01 (d) none of these

Q26. The circumference of a circle is measured as 28 cm with an error of 0.01 cm. The percentage
error in its area is:

1
(a) 1
14 (b) 0.01 (c) (d) none of these
7

Q27.The equation of normal to the

y  x sin x cos x x  2 is:
curve
at

(a)
x (b) x  (c) x    (d) 2x 
2 0

Q28.The point on the curve

y  x2 3x  2 where tangent is perpendicular to y  x is:

(a) 1 2,1 4 (b) 1 4,1 2 (c)  4, 2 (d) 1,1

Q29.The point on the curve

y2  x where tangent makes 450 angle with x-axis is:

(a)  0, 0 (b) 2,16 (c) 3, 9 (d) none of these

Q30.The angle between the

curves y2  x and x2  y at 1,1 is:

(a)
tan1 4 (b) tan1 3 (c) 900 (d) 450
3 4

Q31.The equation of tangent at those points where the

y  x2  3x  2 meets x-axis are:
curve

(a)
x  y  2  0 , x  y 1  (b) x  y 1  0 , x  y  2  0
0

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 (c)
x  y 1  0 , x  y  (d) x  y  0 , x  y  0
0

Q32. At what point the slope of the tangent to the

x2  y2  2x 3 is zero?
curve

(a) 3, 0 , 1, (b) 3, 0  , 1, (c) 1, 0  , 1, (d) 1, 2  , 1,  2
0 2 2

Q33.If the curve ay  x2  7 and x3  y cut each other at 90 at 1,1 , then value of a is:
0

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 (a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 6 (d) 0

Q34.The equation of
x  a cos3  , y  a sin3  at the point  4 is:
normal


(a)
x (b) y  (c) x  y (d) x  y  a
0 0

Q35.The angle of intersection of the

y2  4ax and x2  4ay at the origin is:
parabolas

(a)  6 (b)  3 (c)  2 (d)  4

Q36. The line

yx y2  4x at the point:
1touches

(a) 1, 2 (b)  2 ,1 (c) 1,  2 (d) 1, 2

Q37. The tangent to the curve

y  e2x at the point 0 ,1 x  axis at:
meets

(a) 0 ,1  1
(b)
  ,0 (c)  2, 0 (d)  0, 2
 
2
 

Q38. The
y  4x2  2x 8 and y  x3  x 13touch each other at the point:
curves

(a) 3, 23 (b) 23,  3 (c) 34,3 (d) 3,34

log x
Q39. The maximum value f x
of
is:
x

1 2
(a) (b)
e (c) e (d) 1
e

250
Q40. The minimum value x2  is:
of x

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 (a) 0 (b) 25 (c) 50 (d) 75

Q41. The maximum value 2

of f  x    x  2  x  3 is:

7 4
(a) (b) 3 (c) (d) 0
3 27

Q42. The least value

of f  x  ex  ex is:
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) can’t be determine

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 1 x  x2
Q43. For all real values of x , the minimum value y 
1 x  x2
of is:

1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d)
3
Q44. The maximum value
of y sin x.cos x is:

1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2 2
4 2 2

Q45. If the
function f  x   x3  ax2  bx 1 is maximum x  0 and minimum x 1, then:
at at

(a) 2 3
a ,b  (b) a  ,b  (c) a  0,b  (d) none of these
3
0 0
3 2 2

ax  b
 x 1 x  has a turning point at of
Q46. If y  P 2, 1 . The value a and b so that y is maximum

at P is: 4

(a)
a 0,b1 (b) a  1 , b  (c) a  1 , b  (d) a  2 , b  1
0 2

Q47. The smallest value of polynomial 3x4 8x3 12x2  48x 1in 1, 4 is:

(a) 49 (b) 59 (c) 59 (d) 257

Q48. The function f  x  2x3  3x2 12x  4 , has:

(a) Two points of local maximum (b) Two points of local minimum
(c) one maxima and one minima (d) no maxima or minima
Q49. The sum of two non-zero numbers is 8, the minimum value of the sum of their reciprocals is:

(a) 1 4 (b)1 2 (c) 1 8 (d) none of these

Q50. The point on the

x  2 y which is nearest to the point  0, 5 is:
2
curve


(a) 2 2 , 4  
(b) 2 2 , 0  (c)  0, 0 (d)  2, 2

ANSWERS

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1. b 2. a 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. b 11. d 12. a 13. c 14. c
15. b 16. c 17. d 18. a 19. a 20. d 21. c 22. a 23. b 24. c 25. a 26. a 27. d 28. b
29. b 30. b 31. b 32. d 33. c 34. c 35. c 36. a 37. b 38. d 39. a 40. d 41. c 42. c
43. d 44. b 45. b 46. b 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. a

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